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Nikki from London has had the catalytic converter stolen from her car three times. The second time it happened there were 11 or 12 vehicles locally that were also targeted overnight, she told the BBC s World Business Report. The perpetrators can be quite violent, a family friend was attacked by the thieves when he tried to stop them.
Another victim in London, Mark, explains how he confronted people he suspected of tampering with his car: They got in a car, slammed the doors and pulled away. I was concerned they had done something to the car, so I started it and it sounded like a tank. They d managed to saw off the catalytic converter.
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AA has seen a 6,760% explosion in catalytic converter thefts in four years as it received almost 4,000 call-outs last year from victim car owners
AA said it attended just 57 drivers who had a catalytic converter stolen from their cars in 2017
Last year, it received 3,910 call-outs from victims of this new crime wave
More than half of incidents occurred in Greater London - but the issue is national
Becky John, 57, a fashion stylist from North London said she s had to make an insurance claim after the cat was stolen from her 14-year-old car
She has also had to fork out for a special contraption to prevent repeat thefts